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ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
NASA’s InSight probe was used to hammer into the surface of Mars in hopes of studying the planet’s internal temperature. Unfortunately the mission ended early, due to the probe penetrating a…
ISEF · 2021
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Second Award
Heating, cooling, and ventilation consume $122 billion/year in the US. Improving the systems’ efficiency, even just slightly, will lead to significant cost savings. The goal is to develop hi…
ISEF · 2021
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Potholes are a significant threat for vehicles as they cause an alarming 33% of all traffic-related accidents in the United States. The current method of identifying potholes is inaccurate a…
ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science
Lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death, has no simple, non-invasive early detection tests. This project aims to create a multiplex sputum-based RNA probe through the targeting of the…
ISEF · 2021
Embedded Systems
As the world turns to wearable technology, multiple companies have tried their hands at smart glasses. However, no one has yet developed a product that strikes the balance between fashion, a…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics Second Award
Coastal erosion is responsible for the loss of $500 million in property and 80,000 acres of land annually in the U.S. Prevailing responses take the form of “conventional structures” such as…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
Fiber optical cables connect the whole world to the internet and most of these cables use strained quantum well laser diodes (SQWLDs). Laser diodes lose around 25% of the power they are give…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Nattokinase is a serine protease that is used to treat Staphyloccocus aureus biofilm formation on surgical tools. Despite preliminary knowledge on the chemical structure of nattokinase, ther…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the type of rice that contained the lowest starch concentration – raw, parboiled, jasmine, basmati, or sticky. The researcher hypothesized raw…
ISEF · 2021
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this project was to figure out whether or not one’s brain dominant hemisphere affects stress levels. Studies have proven one can change their brain dominant hemisphere; if sig…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics
The 2015 Global IAD Expert Panel recommends caregivers use specific cleaning regimes for incontinent patients to prevent incontinence-associated dermatitis/IAD. However, non-communicative pa…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry First Award
Suitable vascular and porous structures are critical in tissue engineering scaffolds. Through years of convergent evolution, the geometry of plant and animal tissues has become increasingly…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
More than 1 billion people worldwide suffer from lung diseases. The magnitude of this public health burden has been further escalated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Conventionally, lung disorders…
ISEF · 2021
Mathematics
After doing a survey about Math learning of grade 8 and 9 students at our school, we found that the level simulating the interest of students in Math and the ability to solve real-life probl…
ISEF · 2021
Systems Software
Stock market forecasting refers to the prediction of the price of any given stock within a desired time frame and has been a highly researched topic in recent years due to the difficulty of…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
According to Ocean Planet, 363 million gallons of oil go down the world's drains every year. I designed a filtration device that removed water flowing into storm drains. Building on previous…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Trees, especially older and mature trees, provide communities with numerous environmental benefits. These environmental benefits lead to improved community health and reduced spending. This…
ISEF · 2021
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
The purpose of this project is to assess executive functioning in the human brain and determine if there are qualitative differences between bilingual and monolingual students. I believe tha…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Stroke was among the top causes of adult disability globally. Stroke patients required early rehabilitation for better recovery. However, they faced various problems to follow through instit…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
ABSTRACT Electroosmosis is the motion of an electrically neutral fluid under the influence of an electric field due to interface breaking of local electrical neutrality. We analyzed a simple…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
Previous studies have uncovered the structure of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein, which plays a key role in cell membrane fusion. In addition, it has been shown that the ion concentration…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology Fourth Award
This two part analysis method (emphasizing environmental viability and novel compound deduction) is indicative of the viability of marine based natural products to be used in pharmacology. C…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Perchlorate, an oxidizer found in rocket fuel and fireworks, has leaked into groundwater near military sites and factories. It’s consumption can have major adverse effects on health by disru…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are organic electronic devices which convert solar energy into electrical energy. Unlike the conventional silicon-based solar cell, DSSCs are lightweight a…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this research was to develop a snow probe that determines the dangers of snow-slab conditions. The probes were developed in order to equate similar, if not more accurate, data…
ISEF · 2021
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Mindfulness is a type of psychological exercise centered on focusing on the present moment instead of the past or future and is associated with stress and anxiety reduction. High school stud…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
This paper presents the study of cellular structures with the purpose of creating microactuators, some of which have applications in medicine or MEMS. The microactuators were developed after…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
To start to question the general theory of relativity, one has to go back and has to be sure that everything that comes before is safe and sound. In the following pages, LIGO pipelines were…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
Exposure to sunlight on many building materials has a negative impact on several aspects such as corrosion, discoloration, cracking, and high energy consumption. The current project investig…
ISEF · 2021
Materials Science
As one of the major clean energy sources in the future, demand for hydrogen energy is rapidly increasing due to its various advantages. However, the hydrogen storage density per unit volume…